A Love Letter to Southern Italy; Altamura Distilleries Vodka &The Ritz Create Valentine’s Day Cocktail
This Valentine’s Day, luxurious Mayfair resort The Ritz London introduces the Aurora Rubra, a sun-kissed cocktail celebrating the romance and vibrancy of Southern Italy. Solely out there all through February, the Aurora Rubra is impressed by two quintessential components of Italian terroir—premium vodka from Puglia and succulent blood oranges from Sicily.
Deep crimson in color, because of luscious blood orange juice, the Aurora Rubra evokes fiery sunrises over Mount Etna, whereas its sweet-tart flavour delivers vibrant complexity. Italian vermouth, Mancino Sakura, provides natural and floral notes, celebrating Italy’s wealthy traditions. A contact of Japanese sake brings steadiness and magnificence with its clean, umami-rich character, whereas a splash of Spanish sherry nods to the shared Mediterranean heritage with nutty depth and refined salinity.
On the coronary heart of the Aurora Rubra is Altamura Distilleries Vodka, famend for sourcing from golden fields of durum wheat in Altamura, Italy. This distinctive vodka is crafted utilizing 100% durum wheat, sometimes reserved for artisanal bread and pasta, giving it a particular, full-bodied character and a velvety smoothness. Every batch is distilled with precision and care to protect the integrity of the wheat’s flavour profile, providing delicate notes of vanilla, almond, and honey. The result’s a premium vodka that’s as refined as it’s versatile, excellent for sipping neat or enhancing a variety of cocktails.
Conceived to whisk visitors away to the sun-soaked Mediterranean, the Aurora Rubra—that means “Purple Daybreak”—affords a deliciously subtle mixture of flavours, excellent for intimate, low-lit celebrations at The Ritz this Valentine’s season.
Aurora Rubra: A Solar-Kissed Toast to Southern Italy
- 40ml Altamura Vodka
- 5ml Mancino Sakura Vermouth
- 10ml Akashi Tai Daiginjo Sake
- 7.5ml Tio Pepe Sherry
- 25ml Blood Orange Juice
Garnish: Blood Orange Pate de Fruit.
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